Shamira Rhodes, a 30-year-old biracial woman from Columbus, Ohio, was shot and killed during an incident at the Queen of Hearts Pub on East Livingston Avenue on September 25, 2022. The shooting happened about 4:30 a.m. during a gathering at the after-hours bar that escalated into a fight and gunfire. Rhodes was pronounced dead at the scene.

A 17-year-old girl, Khaterra Griffin, was critically injured in the same incident and later died after multiple surgeries. Columbus police arrested 28-year-old Amara Marie Battle and charged her with Rhodes’s murder. Court records say Battle was seen on security footage avoiding security checks before entering, then, together with a friend, attacked Rhodes by pulling her hair and shooting her in the neck; additional charges related to Griffin’s death are expected. Investigators identified multiple persons of interest and asked the public for help.

Rhodes was a professional dancer, hairstylist, and entrepreneur who sold wigs, makeup, eyelashes, clothes, and shoes, and was remembered by family as a loving mother, daughter, sister, and friend who enjoyed being active, traveling, and spending time with her children. Does anyone have information about the events at Queen of Hearts Pub that night or know witnesses who haven’t spoken with police?